Stretcher for neckwear skins



Aug. 11`, 1931. A. .1.V PAssMAN 1,818,577

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A TT ORNE Patented Aug. 11, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ABRAHAM J. IPASSMAN, F N YORK, N. Y.

STBETCHEB FOB NECKWEAB SKINS Application led Hay 27, 1929. Serial No. 366,260.

their adjacent bottom sides parallel and normally touching, and the remaining threequarters of their adjacent sides tapered, said taper consisting of a bottom short tapered .15 portion and atop slight long tapered portion, and the form elements being heldtogether so as to permit a slight lateral movement, and a spreader rod with a sharp bottom short taper and with a top slight long taper slidably mounted between the form elements. v

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following. description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims inwhlch the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of 'this disclosure Fig. 1 is an elevational view of a fur skin for which the stretcher is designed.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of a fur` stretcher constructed according to this invention.

Fig. 3 shows the fur skin illustrated inf 1 applied upon the stretcher4 shown in Fig". 2.v

ig. 4 is a. horizontal sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view o the fur stretcher.

The fur stretcher is formed of a frame consisting of a pair of adjacent form elements 10 and 11, respectively, and front and 50 rear plates 12 attached upon the front and rear faces'of one of the form elements and extending over the corresponding faces of the'other form element, and a bolt 13 connected between the plates passes thru a slot 14 in the latter mentioned form element.

The adjacent faces of the form elements have, a portion parallel and normally touching each other for about onefquarter the length measuring from thebottom ends of the form element and indicated by reference numeral 15, the remaining three-quarter lengths of the adjacent facesof the form elements are tapered and spaced from each other. The tapered portion consists of two distinct tapers, a bottom sharp tapered por- 6I tion indicated by reference numeral 16 and a top long slight tapered portion indicated by numeral 17. The bottom ends of the form elements broaden out so as to be quite stiff and not flexible. The top ends, as may I be seen from an inspection of the drawing, are quite thin and for this reason the top portions are flexible. The form elements should preferably' be made of wood having a good spring so as to provide great lexi- 7 bility.

A spreader bar 18 has a bottom short sharp tapered portion 19 and a top long tapered portion 20. This spreader bar is provided with side grooves 21, and longiik tudinal tongues 22 are secured Within these grooves and project beyond the sides of the spreader bar. These tongues engage in grooves 23 in the adjacent faces of theform elements. A channel guide 24 is attached 85 upon one of the form elements, and frictionally engages the other. This channel guide is positioned on the bottom of the form elements.

In Fig. 1, a fur sln'n 25 has been shown. 90 Attention is directed to the edges ofthe fur skin which are uite irregular. This fur skin `may be tac ed or otherwise secured upon the form elements of thefur stretcher. When the skin is secured in place-care should be taken to see that the spreader bar 18 is in a raised position. After engagement of the fur skin upon the form elements the spreader bar is forced downwardly. The long taper of the spreader bar acts against the long taper of the form elebar causes .the form elements to separate as i and a spreader form elements, plates attac shown the lower portion of the fur skin, the flexibility of the top ends of the form \elements being depended upon to allow a spreading of the bottom of the form elements while 1- the tops remain stationary. Bolt-13 acting in the slot 14 prevents complete disengagement of the form elements from'each other.-

While I Vhave shown and described the preferred embodiment of my inventionrit is to be understood that I do not limit my-` self to the precise construction herein disclosed and vthe righty is reserved. to all changes and modi appen ed claims. l

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to.secure by United States Letters Patent is.

1. A fur stretchercomprising adjacent form elements slidably connected to allow slight lateralI motion into spaced positions,

bar Islidably mounted between the form elements and having tapered sides angularly spreading. thevform elements duringthe major portion of itsslidable movement and having a sharp tapered point engageable against a correspondin tapered portion on adjacent sides of sai form element and intermediate of the ends of the form elements moving the `form elements into spaced Positions during the remainder portion o its slidable movement. 2. A fur stretcher, comprising adjacent ed upon one of the form elements,' a fbolt `connected between the plates and passing thru a slot, in the other and a spreader bar slidabl vmounted between the form elements and aving tapered sides for' angularly spreading the form elements during the major portion of its slidable 4 and during the remaining .movementymove `the form elements into spaced positions, the

spreader bar bein point and a top slight long tapered portion and the'adjacent sidesv of .said form ele-` ments consisting of portions with slight long tapers and spaced from each otherF and connectin AWit-h portions touchingeach other. T le spreader bar during .the major port1on of its slidable motion .engages its. y slight long tapered portion against the spaced portions of the adjacent` tapered sidespf said form elements and during the remammgmovement its point engages in in Fig. 3. The spreading stretchesj In testimony cations coming within' the sco e of the invention as defined in the form element permitting lateral f motion into spaced positions,

movement v gformed with a bottom elements and having tapered edges angularly spreading the. form elements during the major portion of its slidable movement and durino the remaining movementmove the form elements into spaced positions, the Spreader bar being formed wlth 'a bottom sharp short tapered portion and a .top slight long tapered portion, and the inner sides of the form elements being similarly arranged.

whereof'I have aiiixed my ABRAHAM J. PASSMAN.

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